Taoiseach Simon Harris has said that he is closely monitoring the situation the situation in South Lebanon, where the Israeli military has been mounting large-scale attacks, and where Irish troops are currently serving.

The Pentagon announced the deployment of additional U.S. troops to the Middle East as Israeli strikes in Lebanon intensified, killing nearly 500 people.

Israel has launched a new wave of airstrikes targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon, with residents in some areas being warned to evacuate.

Israel and Hezbollah traded heavy strikes on Sept. 23, marking the deadliest day of conflict in Lebanon in nearly a year.

The Pentagon said it would send a 'small number' of additional troops after Israeli strikes killed at least 274 in Lebanon.

At least 274 people were killed Monday, Lebanese officials say, marking the deadliest day since Hezbollah and Israel intensified their conflict nearly a year ago.

Smoke billows over southern Lebanon following Israeli strikes, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as pictured from Marjayoun, near the border with Israel, September 23,

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